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Happy 2017, friends! Are you ready for a new and exciting year? I have a feeling 2017 will be one AMAZING year, with endless possibilities! :)
I hope you had some peaceful holidays, surrounded by people who matters the most to you and filled with all the things that you love!
I’m off to a slow start this year, I guess working from home can give you this kind of comfort now and then. And to be completely honest, there might also be some Netflix series involved :) I keep promising myself tomorrow I will be more productive and will actually start doing something creative. But before I manage to do just that, here are 15 favorite projects of 2016. Some are your favorites and some are mine. And I put them in an aleatory order, because I just couldn’t decide which I love more :)
So if you haven’t actually managed to try some of my chic projects last year, just channel you inner DIY’er at the beginning of this new amazing year and start it with a creative boom! :) Making beautiful things for your home has never been easier!
DIY Shabby French Painted Jars
DIY Shabby French Recycled Tin Cans
DIY Vintage French Apothecary Jars and Bottles
DIY Farmhouse Table for Two (with a little bit of chicness)
DIY French trays with changeable signs
Easy seasonal decorating with French jars, flowers, fruits, fresh herbs and essential oils
DIY 5 minute decal transfer on a coffee mug
I’m also including among my favorites some of my older posts that got a revival in 2016, thanks to the collaboration I started with Karen from The Graphics Fairy. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this collaboration, Karen is the most amazing person ever and you already know how much I love all her graphics. For those of you who don’t know, I’m sharing collages and graphics using different images from Karen’s site and I’m including them in my projects to give you ideas on how to use them. We are then sharing the graphics on The Graphics Fairy for FREE, so you can also make beautiful things for your home.
DIY Vintage Enamel Milk Jug with distressed and waterproofed French labels
DIY Shabby Chic wooden easel and a free French graphic
I started making my own DIY beauty products last year and I shared a few. More of these to come! :)
DIY Rose Petal and Lavender Sugar Scrub
How to make homemade whipped body butter
One another exciting thing from 2016 was my encounter with Optimum 9200A, a powerful blender from Froothie (Vitamix no. 1 rival’s) that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! This is one of those amazing blenders that will completely change your life, especially if you are planning to find YOUR WAY to a more healthier you. This might be the perfect time to just do that and I’m telling you, it’s one of my new year resolutions I’m (really) planning to keep! Fingers crossed for that! :)
10 things you didn’t know a high speed blender can do
+ Optimum 9200 A blender review AND a discount just for you
And speaking of healthy, you have to try this recipe, you will be completely hooked!
My Christmas gift tags did amazing in just a few days, just before the holidays! I was happy to see how much everyone enjoyed them, so make sure you save them on Pinterest for next year, if you haven’t already!
Free printable Christmas gift tags
And speaking of doing great, my 100 free coloring pages for adults and children roundup was the most shared and viewed post from 2016 from my blog! Yuhuu!
I guess people do love their coloring! :) But who can blame them, with all these amazing coloring pages out there, right?
100 free coloring pages for adults and children
The handmade shop kept us really busy this year, we had (lots of) ups and (a few) downs, but the satisfaction you get when doing what you love is priceless. I guess following your dream comes with the whole package, but it’s all worth it!
Thank you for being here, your support, comments and lovely emails mean the world to me!
And I really hope you will be joining me in this year’s episodes of making beautiful things. I have great plans and tons of ideas, let’s just hope time will be a little more merciful to us all.
Now I’m looking forward to 2017’s adventures and I’m ready to embrace all the amazing things this new year has to offer! Are you ready? :)
Diana
Susan Creswell
I love all of your creative projects and the beautifully staged photos of them.
Diana / Dreams Factory
Thank you for your lovely comment, Susan!
I hope you will be trying one or two of my projects! :)
steve
The “I do what he says” thing is EPIC, my wife couldn’t stop laughing hahah
Diana / Dreams Factory
Steve,I totally agree, it’s one of my favorites too:)
Sam Corpuz
Looks really great! No doubt these landed the favorite spots. Will definitely try some of these, this year. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to more creative projects.
Diana / Dreams Factory
Thank you so much, Sam!
cordonnier michele
bonjour Diana, merci pour tous vos conseils, j’ai voulu m’inscire mais ça refuse mon adresse mail, comment dois-je faire, merci encore et bonne fin de journée, Michèle